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What’s new at TalkFIRST, and the odd bit of advice for families going through a hard time.
Back to school after separation: keeping the focus on your children
Uniforms, school emails, parents' evening. Small practical things can turn into big rows for separated parents. Some ideas for keeping September calmer.
Working together to build digital confidence at TalkFIRST
Sophie from Wigan Borough Community First joined Tracy for a Digi Drop-In session on using social media to reach more families.
Wigan Borough Community First funds our new Getting On project
Funding from the Path to Purpose fund means we can launch Getting On: practical, person-centred support for people who don't yet feel ready for work, training or volunteering.
Working together with Sunshine House
TalkFIRST is proud to work alongside Sunshine House in Scholes to give local families welcoming, joined-up support.
Christmas isn't easy for everyone
Lee, one of our trustees, on what Christmas is like with separated parents, and why mediation was a turning point for him.
Tou-Can: a second free group, now at Sunshine House in Scholes
Tou-Can started as a small Stay and Play group in Ince. Demand means there's now a second free group at Sunshine House in Scholes.
We've been chosen as a Mayor's charity for 2024 to 2025
Councillor Debbie Parkinson, Mayor of Wigan for 2024 to 2025, chose TalkFIRST and Wigan and Leigh Hospice as her charities.